Under the Skin

Controversial photog bares witness to childhoods complexity

What separates nude art from porn? The observer? The intent? Or, in the words of Family Guys Peter Griffin, a government grant? ASU assistant professor and controversial photographer Betsy Schneider kicked up a virtual shit storm last summer when New Times published artistic photos of her kids in the buff (The Daily Show, Amy Silverman, August 14). Schneider hopes the opening reception for her new exhibit, Scenes, will be markedly quieter. The display includes intuitive shots Schneider took of her kids over the past eight years  and this time, theyre generally clothed. I hope this show will be seen as a complex view of childhood, reflecting the joy of discovery as well as the vulnerability and darkness, says Schneider, all of which are a part of being a child.
Fri., Dec. 5, 7-10 p.m., 2008